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Cleffa, a Fairy type Pokémon, official artwork

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Cleffa: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Cleffa is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Sp. Def (55) and HP (50), with a base stat total of 218. Competitively it is a Little Cup Pokémon.

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What is Cleffa weak to?

How much damage Cleffa takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toPoisonSteel
0.5×ResistsDarkBugFighting
0×Immune toDragon

Cleffa takes super-effective damage from Poison, Steel. It resists Dark, Bug, Fighting and is immune to Dragon.

Best moveset for Cleffa

Cleffa has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Fire BlastFire110
  • Hyper VoiceNormal90
  • Play RoughFairy90

Best nature for Cleffa

Modest. Cleffa leans special (45 Sp. Atk vs 25 Attack) and isn't winning speed ties, so Modest (+Sp. Atk, −Attack) maximises damage.

Abilities

  • Cute Charm30% chance of infatuating Pokemon of the opposite gender if they make contact.
  • Magic GuardThis Pokemon can only be damaged by direct attacks.
  • Friend GuardThis Pokemon's allies receive 3/4 damage from other Pokemon's attacks.

Evolution line

Cleffa
Clefairy
Clefable
Full learnset (57 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Play RoughFairy9090%Physical
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
UproarNormal90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Alluring VoiceFairy80100%Special
Dazzling GleamFairy80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
PsyshockPsychic80100%Special
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Chilling WaterWater50100%Special
Draining KissFairy50100%Special
Disarming VoiceFairy40-Special
PoundNormal40100%Physical
Stored PowerPsychic20100%Special
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
PresentNormal?90%Physical
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
CharmFairy-100%Status
CopycatNormal--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Fake TearsDark-100%Status
GravityPsychic--Status
Heal PulsePsychic--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
MetronomeNormal--Status
Misty TerrainFairy--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SingNormal-55%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SplashNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Sweet KissFairy-75%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status
TickleNormal-100%Status
TrickPsychic-100%Status
WishNormal--Status